There was a thread somewhere but now I can't find it.

**bluguerrilla** · 02-20-2009, 03:23 PM

Re: There was a thread somewhere but now I can't find it.

Can you press two keys on the letters part of the keyboard and the arrow keys at the same time? Same question for the number pad.

**Sgtzombie.** · 02-20-2009, 03:27 PM

Re: There was a thread somewhere but now I can't find it.

I can press as many keys as I like on the letter part, but none of them register, and there's no beep. The numpad beeps at me. }:

Ugh, am I going to have to change to spread? /cry.

**master q60** · 02-20-2009, 03:43 PM

Re: There was a thread somewhere but now I can't find it.

I had the same problem, then I tried spread and I do a lot better, and I can hit four at a time.
also I use 1290 on the top row

**~HentaiXXX~** · 02-20-2009, 04:16 PM

Re: There was a thread somewhere but now I can't find it.

Get a new keyboard, HP keyboards are very nice. =)

**Sh4d0wD3v1L** · 02-20-2009, 04:19 PM

Re: There was a thread somewhere but now I can't find it.

I had a similar problem on my keyboard. I switched to spread, and it made life a lot easier. You should do it.

**Quasar889** · 02-20-2009, 05:01 PM

Re: There was a thread somewhere but now I can't find it.

The problem is that some keyboards do not support full "N-key rollover".
This explains the phenomena that a lot of people experience. It has to do with how the manufacturers wire the contacts under the letters: some manufacturers skimp on costs and try to cram multiple keys onto one contact.
This means that they won't register simultaneously. The best way to fix this, if you have this kind of key-board, is to find a set of four keys that are mapped to different contacts.
I suggest picking four keys that are pairwise distant (i.e. as and ;').
You can check whether a given set satisfies these requirements by mashing them here:

geekhack - Index

http://rollover.geekhack.org/

geekhack - Index

When you go out to buy a new keyboard, check to see how many keys it's advertised for.

FFR only really needs quad rollover.

**Sgtzombie.** · 02-20-2009, 05:31 PM

Re: There was a thread somewhere but now I can't find it.

Thanks. {:

**Zybanthia** · 02-20-2009, 06:34 PM

Re: There was a thread somewhere but now I can't find it.

Originally posted by Quasar889

It has to do with how the manufacturers wire the contacts under the letters

Which is known as the keyboard matrix, if anyone wants to look it up further.

You can either turn spread, or get a new keyboard, but few keyboards support quad-arrow presses anyway.

If you're going to buy a new keyboard and money isn't an issue, I recommend the Saitek Eclipse II. Don't listen to people if they say it's unresponsive, it's not. I can hit all the jacks in club, do 4 Chord Touhou jumpstream, mash whatever combo I want in Death Piano, etc. It's $80 though.

**Sgtzombie.** · 02-20-2009, 06:40 PM

Re: There was a thread somewhere but now I can't find it.

Originally posted by Sgtzombie.

New keyboard.

Uhm.. yeah.

**who_cares973** · 02-20-2009, 07:57 PM

Re: There was a thread somewhere but now I can't find it.

it's probably vista

There was a thread somewhere but now I can't find it.

There was a thread somewhere but now I can't find it.

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